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Post by TrueHoyaBlue on Jan 11, 2005 15:51:44 GMT -5
Anyone, anyone? I'll get the ball rolling, as I count down the minutes to the 7:30 tip...
Hoyas 76
NJ State 61
Hoyas frustrate RU's guards by using the length of D.J. and Ramell along with a rotation of Wallace and Cook at the point. High scorer for G'town is Brandon, who uses smart shot selection, and shoots 8-11 (2-3 from 3 pt range) for a 19 point game.
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Cambridge
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Post by Cambridge on Jan 11, 2005 15:52:47 GMT -5
67-64 GU
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HOYAPLAYA
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IT'S TIME FOR A RUNNNNNNN!!!!!!
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Post by HOYAPLAYA on Jan 11, 2005 16:00:25 GMT -5
GU 71
Rutgers 52
Lead by 12 at halftime and go on nice run to begin the 2nd half
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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Jan 11, 2005 16:06:37 GMT -5
I agree with HoyaPlaya. I think we all have a lot more to be optimistic about in this BE season.
GU - 72
RU - 63
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2005 16:07:03 GMT -5
Hoyas win 417 - 22. Ditka scores 68 AND wins Fan of the Game....
Okay, really:
Hoyas 63
Rutgers 56
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Post by ][-][ 0 `/ /-\ 5 on Jan 11, 2005 16:23:45 GMT -5
well that would be interesting... so the over/under is at 439 points but there is no doubt the hoyas will doube that in the first half.
Hoyas- 69 RU-54
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Post by A2Mich on Jan 11, 2005 16:37:23 GMT -5
Hoyas 64, Rutgers 53
Hoyas will start either the first or second half hot, the other cool. And that will be determined largely by 3pt shooting %.
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Post by pax on Jan 11, 2005 16:47:56 GMT -5
Should be a comfortable win for Hoyas (famous last words). Rutgers lost to both Princeton and Air Force badly. Their 2-2-1 full court press is little more than an annoyance. The packed-in 2-3 zone doesn't create any turnovers.
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Cambridge
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Post by Cambridge on Jan 11, 2005 16:49:14 GMT -5
I can't wait to see what Wallace, Cook and Co will shoot over a packed in zone...37%, 40%, 50%, 60%? Gulp. Let's just hope the shots fall...
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Post by kghoya on Jan 11, 2005 16:54:06 GMT -5
i predict that at least 4 things happen tonight that i would have never guesed in a million years
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Post by ][-][ 0 `/ /-\ 5 on Jan 11, 2005 16:56:43 GMT -5
can you predict what the four things you predicted would be?... does anyone on the boards expect a loss for GU?
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Post by SFHoya99 on Jan 11, 2005 16:59:38 GMT -5
I don't know if I expect a loss, but I'm definitely not in the "sure thing" camp.
We are erratic. We lost to Temple and Oral Roberts by a massive amount. We shouldn't lose this game (in the "there's a greater than 50% we win" sense), but would anyone be shocked?
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Post by TrueHoyaBlue on Jan 11, 2005 16:59:58 GMT -5
can you predict what the four things you predicted would be?... does anyone on the boards expect a loss for GU? By definition, he in fact can't predict the things he would never guess, or they will be logically invalidated, and therefore incorrectly unpredicable. Or something like that!  |
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Post by Fan Of The Game on Jan 11, 2005 17:02:01 GMT -5
I predict Ashanti scores 26 points in a 9 point Hoya win, 75-66.
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Post by A2Mich on Jan 11, 2005 17:02:22 GMT -5
I don't know what four things could come, but I think I get where KGHoya is coming from. This team makes games exciting, some I wish we just won handily (NSU).
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Post by pax on Jan 11, 2005 17:06:17 GMT -5
By definition, he in fact can't predict the things he would never guess, or they will be logically invalidated, and therefore incorrectly unpredicable. Or something like that! Thank you, Spock. |
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Post by SaxaCD on Jan 11, 2005 17:26:02 GMT -5
SF, i wouldn't be shocked by any loss this year, but Rutgers doesn't have the advantage on the boards that Oral Roberts and Temple did. I think this is one of the more favorable matchups for us in league play (Rutgers is also not a good rebounding team), and they also play poorly on the road, in general.
But no, I certainly wouldn't be shocked by a loss. It's a game we SHOULD win though, and it's about time we got to the business of winning those on a regular basis. Let's start tonight!
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Post by MEGAFAN on Jan 11, 2005 18:16:49 GMT -5
While I would be extremely disappointed if we were to lose tonight to Rutgers (at home nonetheless, with the students back in town, etc.), even permanent residents of MEGAFANLAND must learn to temper their expectations and not start getting ahead of themselves with tourney talk and such.
Given that we are a young team with a new coach, despite getting off to a better-than-expected start, we will still have off nights and be prone to inconsistency. A loss to Villanova on the road, despite how painful (especially on the 20th celebration of their fluke victory over us), would not be surprising, but a loss at home to Rutgers is the kind of loss we cannot afford if we really have hopes of being the surprise team of the BE.
I don't mind two steps forward, one step backward, but let's treat the UConn game as the step backward, and not rejoice in only losing by 7 at home to a team that despite overwhelming talent, is not performing up to the hype (and is nowhere near the level of Illinois at this point in the season).
WAIT... did someone kidnap MEGAFAN?
Scratch that! I predict that we actually don't play down to the level of competition tonight, and that with a better than expected crowd (fuelled by a great student section and a huge HoyaChat turnout), we clobber Rutgers. Expect big games from our CA tandem (Bowman and Cook), another stellar performance from our soon-to-be-crowned BE Rookie of the Year, and some real offensive production and huge blocks from Roy (Roy, Roy, Roy...)
Top that off with great outside shooting by JW and DJ, and a surprise Ross sighting, who demonstrates that he has recovered from the mysterious injury bug that got him in Hawaii, and is ready to put up double digits off the bench. Finally, just like the cherry and nuts sprinkled on top of the chocolate fudge and whipped cream on a sundae, Ray Reed will come out and score from all over the court, and we will outrebound Rutgers with none other than Guibunda leading the way, grabbing 12 boards in 6 1/2 minutes of garbage time.
OK - that's more like it. Never say die. Hoyas forever. Join me on a voyage. You may not get TV coverage over the next couple of games, you may not get tix to the @nova game, you may have tix but get your bus trip cancelled or have your car break down, but no matter, for no walls or bars can keep your mind and imagination from taking off on a wonderful trip down the blue/grey bricked road to MEGAFANLAND...
RUTGERS 59
GEORGETOWN 83
LET'S GO HOYAS!!! BEAT RUTGERS!
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Post by chinatownfanclub on Jan 11, 2005 18:21:30 GMT -5
close win 61-58... we should win, but its one of those games that scares me b/c i think we are going to have a letdown and play down to the competition
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Post by hoyarooter on Jan 11, 2005 19:06:05 GMT -5
GU 65
Rutgers 60
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